I don’t want kids listening to my music thinking it’s for their parents. I want them to feel it’s theirs.

I didn’t appreciate Mick Jagger until I got older, and mainly because of the Mick Jagger swagger. He defined that for the world. He was bold and adventurous with it, too – just the ultimate rock star.

I consider myself to have a decent sense of humor. What’s life without a sense of humor?

I shopped at J. Crew in high school, I studied computer science. I was a nerd-nerd, now I’m a music-nerd.

I’ve always made sure that I tour with bands that people aren’t expecting me to tour with.

I don’t think I’ve ever had more fun doing anything in my life than trading verses with Daryl Hall on ‘Private Eyes.’ That’s as fun as it gets.

I DJ all the time, as much as I possibly can. I’ll never stop. That’s my security blanket, that’s what I’m good at. I still consider myself a better DJ than a singer. I can DJ in my sleep.

That’s one of the most important things to me is that Detroit and Ann Arbor got my back. If you don’t have hometown love, then what’s the point?

I never have, but I would love to pick R. Kelly’s brain.

My dad taught me to play bass. He’s a bass player; he still plays in a band in Michigan to this day. He taught me to play bass when I was about 6. I used to just go to band practice with him, and whoever didn’t show up for rehearsal that day, I would take their spot.